The Mexican Connection
Everything is as how I remembered.....although I don’t remember the Indian casino having a big hotel and swimming pool. The casino is huge and fairly clear of too much smoking although they still allow people to smoke cigars inside, what is with that anyway? The hotel rooms are really nice and big and the beds are really comfy.
We are in Arizona outside of Yuma on Algodonnes rd (the road leading to Mexico just a short mile away), having just come from the dentist there. I am two root canals down and one to go (it is packed with meds and I am on antibiotics for the abscessed tooth). The dentist has also put in a couple posts on the new root canalled teeth....lovely reading right?
We are going into our second week and the weather has been so co-operative. The pool has also been inviting us in for some delicious lolling about in the water and the sun. Walking in the mornings, bright and early (eightish...ok so it’s bright and early for me....)just feels so good, especially knowing we can’t do this at home, at least not without looking like a yard apes.
Mexico is as predictable as always, the usual beggars and the too pushy hawkers wanting to guide you to whatever you want and then some. It is hard not to be polite but geeze it is so annoying ! Things are looking up in Algodoones, some of the sidewalks have been tiled and the stalls where they sell their wares are looking decidedly cleaner. The Prada and Gucci purses are scarce because Micheal Koors seems to have taken control of the market. Now who the heck is Micheal Koors? Meanwhile a Gucci purse soft as a babys bum catches my attention....I absently ‘stroke it’ but reluctantly resist buying it , even after she came down to my price. Now I feel bad and maybe I will buy one of those oversized MC bags for my beach stuff.... my Calvin Klien bag is getting decidedly shabby. Her name is Heidi and I tell her I will be around for awhile because of my dental work....whew ..... made a clean get away! ....god that leather was soft on that Gucci purse.....
I have never been a fan of sunglasses thank god but there are a ton of em here. Another new phenomena, they have been shopping in China..... (I only know this because that is where I bought my stash of watches) Rolexes and Guccis and and...oh hell....., ok so I try some on ...what can it hurt? and...and... EVERYWHERE there is jewelry and omg....that is sooooo hard to ignore. I don’t even wear any jewelry to Mexico because I can say ...no, no...senor’ no can wear ...see..... I am allergic to jewelry! BIG..... BIG lie ....I hope I don’t burn in hell for that one.
The real handmade stuff is sooooo beautiful , the wall hangings and the carved and painted wood figures. The lamps and ceramics , the metal pieces made into everything you can imagine ...now that is my downfall...that and purses and shoes ...and of course I have turned into a recent jewelry slut from the cruises. But this Mexican metal artwork is calling my name and I am picturing ways in my mind to bring it home in my car.....if I don’t run out of money first. There is this unique gorgeous floor lamp that would look perfect where my other one is and I’ll move that one into the bedroom...yep.... oh hell ...like I need another lamp?
My dentist has moved up since my last visit , he is now on main street and has two more dentists working with him. His wife Angelina is on my facebook and she is expecting her second child ...another girl...she informs us. I say they need to try again and he says with another woman and she says ‘with another man’ hahaha. They make a good team and I feel comfortable getting my dental work done here.
Everything is as how I remembered.....although I don’t remember the Indian casino having a big hotel and swimming pool. The casino is huge and fairly clear of too much smoking although they still allow people to smoke cigars inside, what is with that anyway? The hotel rooms are really nice and big and the beds are really comfy.
We are in Arizona outside of Yuma on Algodonnes rd (the road leading to Mexico just a short mile away), having just come from the dentist there. I am two root canals down and one to go (it is packed with meds and I am on antibiotics for the abscessed tooth). The dentist has also put in a couple posts on the new root canalled teeth....lovely reading right?
We are going into our second week and the weather has been so co-operative. The pool has also been inviting us in for some delicious lolling about in the water and the sun. Walking in the mornings, bright and early (eightish...ok so it’s bright and early for me....)just feels so good, especially knowing we can’t do this at home, at least not without looking like a yard apes.
Mexico is as predictable as always, the usual beggars and the too pushy hawkers wanting to guide you to whatever you want and then some. It is hard not to be polite but geeze it is so annoying ! Things are looking up in Algodoones, some of the sidewalks have been tiled and the stalls where they sell their wares are looking decidedly cleaner. The Prada and Gucci purses are scarce because Micheal Koors seems to have taken control of the market. Now who the heck is Micheal Koors? Meanwhile a Gucci purse soft as a babys bum catches my attention....I absently ‘stroke it’ but reluctantly resist buying it , even after she came down to my price. Now I feel bad and maybe I will buy one of those oversized MC bags for my beach stuff.... my Calvin Klien bag is getting decidedly shabby. Her name is Heidi and I tell her I will be around for awhile because of my dental work....whew ..... made a clean get away! ....god that leather was soft on that Gucci purse.....
I have never been a fan of sunglasses thank god but there are a ton of em here. Another new phenomena, they have been shopping in China..... (I only know this because that is where I bought my stash of watches) Rolexes and Guccis and and...oh hell....., ok so I try some on ...what can it hurt? and...and... EVERYWHERE there is jewelry and omg....that is sooooo hard to ignore. I don’t even wear any jewelry to Mexico because I can say ...no, no...senor’ no can wear ...see..... I am allergic to jewelry! BIG..... BIG lie ....I hope I don’t burn in hell for that one.
The real handmade stuff is sooooo beautiful , the wall hangings and the carved and painted wood figures. The lamps and ceramics , the metal pieces made into everything you can imagine ...now that is my downfall...that and purses and shoes ...and of course I have turned into a recent jewelry slut from the cruises. But this Mexican metal artwork is calling my name and I am picturing ways in my mind to bring it home in my car.....if I don’t run out of money first. There is this unique gorgeous floor lamp that would look perfect where my other one is and I’ll move that one into the bedroom...yep.... oh hell ...like I need another lamp?
My dentist has moved up since my last visit , he is now on main street and has two more dentists working with him. His wife Angelina is on my facebook and she is expecting her second child ...another girl...she informs us. I say they need to try again and he says with another woman and she says ‘with another man’ hahaha. They make a good team and I feel comfortable getting my dental work done here.
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